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Artworks
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Reproduced in Central Africa Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley, 2011, a composite diagram by B. Bauschte, Die Kinna (Heiliges Eisengeläute) und ihre Degeneration zum Gürtelamulette, The transformation of a religious object into a belt amulet
Chamba Rattle
Northeastern Nigeria/Cameroon
Early 20th century
Iron
Height: 18 inches (46 cm) Width: 6 inches (15 cm)
